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'Please save it for me': Scientist carbon dates his own kidney stone to find out when it formed (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I don't think that's how carbon dating works.
Unless it's gotten extremely accurate recently.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Three weeks ago Thursday, plus or minus a few hundred years.

Obviously I'm talking shit, but I was under the impression that the newer something is the less accurate carbon dating it would be.

[–] Gnugit@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

He used the bomb pulse which is dated off carbon 14 from nuclear bomb tests in the 50s. It's written in the article.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

Right, that's how they usually do it.
Idk apparently he could date to 15 years ago. I guess it's gotten much more accurate lately.